Louisiana residents are on high alert for flash flooding, as forecasters predict heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms could bring several inches of rain over the next 24 hours.

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Drought relief has come at a price in Spain, as flash floods forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, closed schools and highways and swept cars away.

The combination of slow-moving storms, high precipitation rates and already saturated soils could lead to excessive runoff, “flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, urban, poor drainage and other flood-prone, low-lying areas,” the weather service reported.

At least three people have died in southern Spain as Storm Laurence submerges entire towns with heavy rain and flash flooding ... region led to the country's deadliest natural disaster in decades.

According to the NWS, flash flooding is one of the deadliest weather-related killers in the U.S. every year, with about a hundred fatalities that are tied to sudden flooding events.

March 22 marks a solemn day in Washington history. It was 11 years ago when the Oso/SR 530 landslide occurred.